Who are we?
About Us
We are a close-knit friend group with a passion for science, gardening, sustainability, and making the world a better place. We started this venture to fill a niche in the fertilizer market which hasn't been addressed - a lack of convenient, effective, and environmentally friendly all-purpose fertilizers. After years of research, trial and error, and many long nights, we're proud to present "WriggleBrew"!
We got our start in the science fairs of high school, learning how to conduct experiments and do research. Following the science fairs, some of us began working as researchers at a lab at UCF, and combining this with our personal experience and tests at our home gardens, WriggleBrew was born - first merely to help our own plants, but soon we began sharing it with friends and family, and ultimately with you!
We've now been joined by people all across the country who believe in our purpose and want to bring amazing, environmentally safe fertilizer to every plant home in the USA!
Meet the WriggleBrew Team
Sam Baker
CEO & Founder
Sam is WriggleBrew's founder and owner. Sam studied chemistry alongside Gabe at UCF before moving on to study economics to better understand how to found and run WriggleBrew.
"I play saxophone, I do metalwork and I’m a huge outdoorsman: fishing, hiking, camping, SCUBA, biking. I was an Eagle Scout, so I love fresh air whenever I can get it."
Gabriel DeGaglia
CRO & Head Brewer
Gabriel is WriggleBrew's chief researcher. With a background in chemistry at UCF and a strong passion for chemistry and biology, Gabe spearheaded WriggleBrew's unique composition, and continues to improve on the formula as well as its production through constant experimentation.
"My ultimate goal in life is to make the world a better place to live in for as many people as possible. With my current set of skills I believe the best path to this is through small business in producing a product that is useful on the most basic level."
Colin Kruger
COO & Bio-Nutritionist
Colin acts as WriggleBrew's Chief of Operations, fulfilling a jack-of-all trades role - helping in everything from setting up and maintaining our production, to being on the ground at nearly every garden show. Colin's background in nutritional and health sciences has also given him an edge in helping WriggleBrew strive to be a more organic and effective product.
"As a student majoring in health sciences, I have a love for biology and am driven to create an environmentally friendly and sustainable solution to protect our planet and help return the world to a healthy lifestyle."
Italo Rangel
CTO & Website Coordinator
Italo is WriggleBrew's chief technology officer, focused around the technology aspect of all WriggleBrew operations. Italo has a strong passion for programming, development, and design that helps us optimize our workflow and supports our online presence.
Nancy Anne Moreno
CMO
Nan is Wrigglebrew's Chief Marketing Officer, in charge of our visual presence online and in the store. Her background in both physics and art give her a unique perspective on how best to reach our customers all over the United States.
"I'm not an original founder, but when I heard about what the guys were doing I couldn't stay out- I firmly believe that WriggleBrew can make the world a better, more sustainable place. I'm here to bring WriggleBrew into the world spotlight."
